1989 Ed.]
Radiation (Control of Radioactive Substances) Regulations
[CAP. 303
A 19
[Subsidiary]
26. Method of cleaning
(1) The proprietor of any affected undertaking or affected industrial undertaking shall cause all cleaning which is required to be done under these regulations to be done by a wet method and all implements used in such cleaning to be properly washed after use and kept, when not in use, in a locked cupboard kept exclusively for that purpose.
(2) Any proprietor of any affected undertaking or affected industrial undertaking who fails to comply with any of the provisions of subregulation (1) shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of $2,000.
$6,000 (L.N. 98 of 1970)
PART V
PRECAUTIONS FOR WORKERS
27. Protective clothing, etc.
(1) The proprietor of any affected undertaking or affected industrial undertaking shall-
(a) cause every worker employed in such undertaking who is engaged in the handling of any unsealed radioactive substance to be supplied with, and shall direct every such worker to wear, an overall of a pattern approved by the Authority;
(b) cause any such overall, after each occasion upon which it is used, either to be washed in such manner as the Authority may approve for the purpose of preventing the spread of contamination, or to be disposed of as radioactive waste in accordance with the provisions of regulation 9;
(c) cause every worker employed in such undertaking who is engaged in the handling of any unsealed radioactive substance, in addition to the overall referred to in paragraph (a), to be supplied with, and shall direct every such worker to wear rubber or plastic gloves for protecting the hands and suitable headgear for protecting the hair;
(d) cause all such gloves to be washed each time they are removed from the wearers' hands after use and such headgear, when in use, to be washed or renewed at least once each week in such manner as the Authority may approve;
(e) cause every worker employed in such undertaking who is engaged in the handling of any unsealed radioactive substance to be supplied with a locker to be used solely for the storage of personal protective equipment;